Metro Creative Services Spring might mark the time when many homeowners begin tending to their lawns each year, but it’s important to recognize the significance of fall lawn care as well. Grasses vary...

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, “Evan,” and his mother, “Mitzi,” tell people they are siblings. I love my boyfriend, but I don’t feel comfortable lying for him, and I wish he wouldn’t lie for his mother. Eva...

Happy Birthday: Put emotions aside, and rely on practicality to lead you in the right direction. Don’t be tempted to follow others when you are the one paying attention to detail. Work alone, be secre...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently tried to merge separate friends for an outing, and it failed terribly. I invited a new friend of mine to go out with my girlfriends and me to a Latin club that we often freq...

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, Sept. 4, the 247th day of 2026. There are 118 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 4, 1949, more than 140 people were injured following a performance by ...

Fall might be the smartest time of year to travel, and not just because of the foliage. The crowds thin, the pace slows and small towns that spend all summer overrun with visitors finally get room to ...

• Renzie Rib Fest, Renzie Park’s Lions Bandshell, 2370 Palm St., McKeesport, noon to 9 p.m. Music will be performed by Jeff Jimerson and Airborne at 3 p.m., Suns of Beaches, (Jimmy Buffett) tribute ba...

Here’s a look at lunch menus for local centers for next week: (All menus may be subject to change.)

The Lock 4 Volunteer Fire Co., 540 Isabella Ave., North Charleroi, will hold a Super Sunday afternoon bingo on Sept. 6. Doors will open at noon, bingo starts at 2 p.m. Admission is $25. September Care...

Happy Birthday: Make decisions based on your needs this year. Trying to please everyone before you please yourself will lead to mistakes, time-management problems and frustration. Put yourself first, ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband died six years ago. I met a widower three years ago. He was nice and attentive, but not anymore. We moved in together, and the last two years I have been miserable. I pay half th...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I had three children in four and a half years, and I want to get my spark and confidence back. Throughout these back-to-back pregnancies, I gained about 30 pounds, and now I don’t feel...

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, Sept. 3, the 246th day of 2026. There are 119 days left in the year. On Sept. 3, 1783, representatives of the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, ...

74-year-old “Newsboy” Cecil McLaren explains the war situation to two boys in Windsor, Ontario, on Sept. 3, 1939. AP

• Renzie Rib Fest opens at 5 p.m., Renzie Park, Lions Bandshell, 2370 Palm St., McKeesport. Free admission, entertainment and parking, entertainment by Beatlemania Magic, 7 p.m. • Fish fry, dine-in or...

Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Co. No. 2, 10 Main St., will host a barbecued pork chop dinner from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. The dinner will include two barbecued pork chops, baked potato, baked beans and c...

The Monongahela Area Library shelved the following in August: Tom Richey “Justice Ketanji: The Story of US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson” by Denise Lewis Patrick and “The King Penguin” b...

Today in history: Today is Wednesday, Sept. 2, the 245th day of 2026. There are 120 days left in the year. On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo B...

Happy Birthday: Having an open mind, compassionate heart and helping hand will assist you in making wise decisions this year. What you experience and learn will be fundamental in helping you grow emot...

DEAR ABBY: I’m a college junior in need of advice. I share an apartment with two other female students, “Wendy” and “Lauren,” who roomed together before I met them. Wendy is sweet and easygoing, but s...